HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-03-23 Community and Economic Development Committee Minutes COMMUNITY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
� Wednesday, March 23, 1994 @5z00 PM �
MINUTES
� MEMBERS
��'` PRESENT: Councilor Gerard Baldacci, Chair
Councilor James Tyler
Councilor Chris Popper
OTHERS
PRESENT: Councilor�Pat Blanchette
Kenneth R. Gibb, Director of Community and Economic Dev.
T.J. Martzial, C.D. Housing Resources Coordinator
Gary Jewe11, Parking Supervisor
John Lord, Planning Officer
Judy Young
The meeting was called to order by Councilor Gerard Baldacci
at approximately 5:00 PM. Councilor Blanchette sat in as a voting
member until the time that Councilor Popper arrived at
approxi.anately 5:10 PM.
AGENDA ITEM #1 - Community Development Residential Rehabilitation
� Loan & Deferred Loan - 35 Wing Street, Single
Family
A motion was made and seconded to approve this loan and
deferred loan request as presented. So voted.
AGENDA ITEM #2 - C.O. Order 94-133 - Removing Maliseet Gardens
South as an off-street parking lot
Ren Gibb presented this item to the Committee. The parking
lot located on the corner of Exchange and Hancock Streets has been
formally used as part of the Maliseet Gardens Parking Area. The
property has nodi been sold to United Bank for development and
consequently will not be subject to municipal parking regulations.
It is requestQd that the subject 'parking ordinance be amended to
reflect this change as presented.
19� motion was made and seconded to approve this request a�
presented. So voted.
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AGENDA ITEM #3 - C.O. Order 94-134 Creating Permit Lot on Texas
Ave. , (Health & Welfare Dept. )
Gary Jewell presented this item to the Committee. Apparently
students at the UM Bangor Campus are parking in the Dept. of Health
; & Welfare's garking lot thus taking parking from the City
Hospital's employees. Mary-Anne Chalila, Director of the Dept. of
Health & Welfare, has made a formal request to the City's Parking
Division that an area be set aside for employee parking.
After much discussion as to the direction to go in solving
this problem, it was motioned and seconded to table this item
pending the University's actions (in respect to their eventual
vacating the Bangor campus) . A final recommendation from City
Council will be required on tabling this item also. So voted.
AGENDA ITEi�i #4 - Parking Wavier Fees
It has been suggested by Staff to amend the Land Development
Code - Chapter VIII, Article 11, Section 2.18 - Off Street Parking.
The amendment will eliminate the parking waiver fee for projects
which involve. .rehabilitation of existing buildings. It was
suggested to change the language in section (3) to read. . .
"physical limitation which will cause economic hardship" . . . �
It was motioned and seconded 2 to 1 to approve this request as
presented. So voted.
AGENDA ITEM #5 - Planning Update •
John Lord presented this item to the Committee. This item
deals with the various zoning areas that comprise the area from the
Broadway Interstate Exchange to the Burleigh and Strickland Road
area. A request� by a local doctor to obtain a contract zone change
in order to construct a new facility (5,000 sq. ft. office complex)
on Broadway has been received by �he Planning Office. ; John pointed
o�t Planning's concerns regarding the traffic congestion that would
occur with such a large business. It is contrary to the Land Use
Policies and Zoning Policies. High extensive uses where there is
a lot of "turning traffic" is not deemed viable in the residential
area where the proposed facility would be located. It has been
suggested by the doctor's attorney that the conditions may be able
to be reduced by limiting the facility to less floor space for
office use and also be required to follow-throuqh with residential
aspects on the remainder of the facility. John stated that he has
not, as of this date, seen any such alternative presented to the
Planning Division. There will be a public hearing held on this
item also. ��
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�GENDA ITEM #6 - East Side Meeting Date
��� Ren reminded the Committee that the East Side meeting with
;';�� residents of Fruit and Pearl Streets is scheduled for March 30,
�� 1994 at 7s00 PM at Garland Street School cafeteria.
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